Lara Dutta was born on April 16,1978 in  Bangalore. She is the first Miss Universe of the new millennium. Her parents are  Wg. Cdr. L.K. Dutta and Jennifer Dutta. At the age of 16 she left her home from  bangalore to come to mumbai and realize her dreams. Before Miss universe she was  a successful print and ramp model. She was first discovered by Gladrags' annual  modeling competition.
After winning Miss Intercontinental in Germany,  she started to build up a very successful modeling career on a national scale.  She appeared in ads. for Synergie, Ceat, Coke and Sprite which made her popular.  She participated in the Miss Femina India contest and won the title which paved  her way to the Miss Universe Crown. A mix between Punjabi and Scottish parents  this stunning beauty always emerged a winner.
Lara has embarked on  another path the road to stardom in Bollywood. Her debut film was Andaaz. She  got the film fare award for Andaaz as a new comer. The film and its music was  hit. After that her one more film came Mumbai Se Aya Mera Dost. In both films  her work was appreciated. In 'Masti' she played a small role. Her forth coming  film Aan is coming with opposite Akshay Kumar. She looks ahead to many more and  her steely determination lead her to win. Apart from these she participated in  various AIDS related events and worked along with the UNFPA. As the reigning  Miss Universe, she traveled across the world on behalf of the Miss Universe  organisation to promote their official cause of building AIDS/HIV awareness.  After finishing her reign, Lara returned to school to complete her MBA in  marketing and communications. 
